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A UK internet service provider is in the headlines today for sending warning letters to customers suspected of downloading copyrighted music files. No-one has been threatened with being cut off, or with legal action, but as we report in this week's issue, a new agreement before the G8 could make such punitive measures much more likely.The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) was dreamed up by the US in late 2007, and will eventually become international law if G8 heads of government in Japan next week support it.